I also like Shakespeare, my favourites being "Hamlet", "Romeo and Juliet" and "Othello" all of which I would recommend to anyone.

MacBeth was my fav

"Is this a dagger which I see before me,The handle toward my hand? Come, let me clutch thee.I have thee not, and yet I see thee still.Art thou not, fatal vision, sensibleTo feeling as to sight? or art thou butA dagger of the mind, a false creation,Proceeding from the heat-oppressed brain?..."

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Mon Aug 16, 2010 4:29 pm

Senator_Sunburst

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Re: Favorite Books/Authors

Why don't I like anything!

I hate Shakespeare. King Lear made me stop being an English Major. Granted it wasn't just King Lear, but still.

You guys make me feel like I'm a horrible uncultured person.

Mon Aug 16, 2010 4:56 pm

Wolf

Joined: Mon Jul 12, 2010 1:17 amPosts: 254Location: The US of A

Re: Favorite Books/Authors

Senator_Sunburst wrote:

Why don't I like anything!

I hate Shakespeare. King Lear made me stop being an English Major. Granted it wasn't just King Lear, but still.

You guys make me feel like I'm a horrible uncultured person.

You're not uncultured. You're a savage.

Shakespeare is alright. I'll be able to read them without falling asleep.

As for my favorite... I'd have to go with JK Rowling. The Harry Potter books hold a special place in my heart because they're exciting and original.

If sci-fi is your bag then check out "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep" by Philip K. ****. it is the book that "Bladerunner" is based on, and is awesome. As far as my taste in reading goes My favourite author is Terry Pratchett, but Discworld has already been mentioned in detail. I also like Shakespeare, my favourites being "Hamlet", "Romeo and Juliet" and "Othello" all of which I would recommend to anyone.

Man I'v wanted to read "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep" so bad after watching Bladerunner and I robot. Its a pretty awesome book name too.

I tend to like series with good, solid plots. There are very few books I'll read that are just, "one-shots" I guess you could say. So.......Harry Potter,House of Night, which is my current favorite,Anthem by Ayn Rand,Series of Unfortunate Events,The Shadow Children Series,Yoda: Dark Rendezvous by Sean Stewart,Twilight ...... (don't kill me please. O.O)

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Sun Aug 22, 2010 7:17 pm

Senator_Sunburst

Joined: Thu Jul 08, 2010 9:19 amPosts: 806

Re: Favorite Books/Authors

Beagle wrote:

I tend to like series with good, solid plots. There are very few books I'll read that are just, "one-shots" I guess you could say. So.......Harry Potter,House of Night, which is my current favorite,Anthem by Ayn Rand,Series of Unfortunate Events,The Shadow Children Series,Yoda: Dark Rendezvous by Sean Stewart,Twilight...... (don't kill me please. O.O)

Twilight!? How can this be?!

How is Anthem not considered a one-shot? It's not even a novel.

I still haven't finished a Series of Unfortunate Events. The library doesn't have the last few books, and the one person I knew who also read the books didn't have the books I needed. It's been so long I basically don't remember what happened.

Sun Aug 22, 2010 8:08 pm

Beagle

Joined: Thu Jun 24, 2010 10:09 pmPosts: 1620Location: North Carolina

Re: Favorite Books/Authors

Senator_Sunburst wrote:

Beagle wrote:

I tend to like series with good, solid plots. There are very few books I'll read that are just, "one-shots" I guess you could say. So.......Harry Potter,House of Night, which is my current favorite,Anthem by Ayn Rand,Series of Unfortunate Events,The Shadow Children Series,Yoda: Dark Rendezvous by Sean Stewart,Twilight...... (don't kill me please. O.O)

Twilight!? How can this be?!

How is Anthem not considered a one-shot? It's not even a novel.

I still haven't finished a Series of Unfortunate Events. The library doesn't have the last few books, and the one person I knew who also read the books didn't have the books I needed. It's been so long I basically don't remember what happened.

Twilight is pretty good. I have to admit, I'm a hopeless romantic when it comes to stories and plots. hehehe. I make no sterotype here, I know plenty of girls that hate Twilight, but I'm a girl, not a guy.

Anthem may not be a novel, but it's amazing. Did a literary analysis of it in Honors English 1, and was a major eye opener. I love Rand's philosophy.

I didn't say I don't read one-shots at all, I just usually don't read many of them. The Star Wars book is a one-shot as well.

S.o.U.E.'s ending wasn't that great. I'd just recommend Wikipedia-ing it, if it's been so long for you.

Anthem may not be a novel, but it's amazing. Did a literary analysis of it in Honors English 1, and was a major eye opener. I love Rand's philosophy.

I'd rather listen to 2112.

2112? Elaborate? =D

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Sun Sep 19, 2010 7:21 pm

Sleet

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Joined: Thu Apr 29, 2010 1:32 amPosts: 15764Location: Nephelokokkygia

Re: Favorite Books/Authors

It's a really good Rush song. Well, it's also the album on which the song is. The album's great too. But the song, I'm told, is extremely similar to Anthem. I haven't read the book, so I can't vouch for the credibility of the statement, but it's what I heard. True or not, the song's still great.

Are you one of the Pratchett fans that likes the "City Watch" books, or the other kind? *eyes suspiciously*

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Sun Sep 19, 2010 10:30 pm

Sleet

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Re: Favorite Books/Authors

I've actually never read anything of his. I plan to get around to reading the Discworld series at some point, though. You can only prowl around TV Tropes so much before you feel the urge to check out the works it won't shut up about. That means at some point I also need to watch Neon Genesis Evangelion.

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